The Housing Market and the Economy

This article provides readers with several great resources for housing market information. Understanding the  housing market requires a critical grasp of the relationship between home sales and other areas of the economy. After reading this article, readers will have a good idea of where to look for information before they make an important decision like buying property or refinancing their home loan.


 The American housing market suffered tremendous losses since the recession began two years ago. If you did not understand the housing crisis or its impact on other sectors of the economy, the Internet is useful for finding past information and new economic reports. This article helps you to understand how to find information on the housing market so you can understand the economy’s slow economic recovery in other areas such as business growth and personal finance.

 Two great websites for understanding the housing market are Forbes.com and CNN.com. Twenty-four hours a day, find information about the important players, including Wall Street investors and lenders, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, the National Association of Realtors (NAR), and President Barack Obama. You can also find information about the number of new home starts from organizations like the National  Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Federal housing policy affects the opportunities of consumers and entrepreneurs.

 At Forbes.com, find a top-rated article like “Why Machiavelli Matters” by Ian Demeck. This article relates the abuse of power in Machiavelli’s time (the 1500s) to the abuse of power found today in nearly any setting. This independent journalism helps readers look critically at the Wall Street issue. For a history of the Wall Street meltdown, archived content also describes how the events of September 2008 came to pass.
 Another option is to click on a feature such as the “Personal Finance” tab on the Forbes home page. Find news updates about credit card rates, home loans, and tax incentives for consumers.